Definition of "counterattacking" []

• Present participle of counterattack. (verb)

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• "Media critics’ remarks should be taken constructively, or not at all, but to react to them by counterattacking is just plain foolishness."
• "Under Franciszek Smuda, the former defender who took over from Leo Beenhakker in October 2009 after Poland's failure to qualify for last year's World Cup, the team has steadily evolved into an effective counterattacking unit built around a young and stable spine."
• "Guardiola's change would have made little sense against the counterattacking 4-3-3 some thought Mourinho would have employed, but against this set-up, it was perfect."